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Man who halted runaway school bus: "It really shook me"

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A quick-thinking man who came to the rescue of the students and driver aboard a runaway school bus in Saint Paul, Minnesota, on Monday afternoon credited the television series "Grey's Anatomy" for inspiring his actions.

Ebro Ahmed, 27, told CBS News that he leaped into action after noticing the Battle Creek Middle School bus rolling down the street at about 10 mph with its doors wide open and its lights flashing.

Ahmed said it caught his attention because the lights of a school bus normally don't flash unless it is at a complete stop.

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Ilhan Omar says US agents seized 17 items in raid designed to ‘freak’ her out

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